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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1883
Page
1
The Telegraph strike exposes Western Union's grip on wages and the broad social cost of halted telegraph service. Operators, educated and in demand, threaten competition as a response to wage squeeze, while the public endures blocked trade, missed news, and hindered aid. The piece argues strikes reveal monopolistic practices and potential for new carriers to emerge.
President Arthurs speaks at Louisville as the Southern Exposition opens amid cheers. He commends promoters, praises American genius, and declares the fair open, with engines running, bells chiming, and a 500-voice chorus singing America. He tours the Art Gallery and dines with local hosts.
A Chicago morning paper prints an interview with Whitelaw Reid of the New York Tribune. He vehemently denies any bargain with Garfield or others regarding Stanley Mathews’s appointment to the Supreme Bench. He says he did not seek Mathews’s appointment and did not know of any such plan after Senate rejection.
California Supreme Court upholds Superior Court ruling in Plumas County case James A. Orr vs. F. P. Whitting. Court confirms Whitting entitled to the office after last county election where Orr was elected Recorder but Whitting claimed he held over.
Last spring New York and Boston butter dealers sent agents west to buy up 10 million pounds of butter stored in Chicago for a hoped rise in July. Heavy rain and good grazing produced abundant prime June and July butter selling for less than the stored article’s price, leaving speculators in grease out from $500000 to $1000000.
Governor Butler grants Williams College five thousand dollars for a gymnasium project amid heightened attention to the college following an incident where Hervard attempted to sit down on him.
At a Dublin banquet for Senator Jones of Florida, Mr. Parnell lauds America's crucial help in Ireland's movement and urges the English government to heed public sentiment. He notes widespread American sympathy across regions and parties, urging continued moral and material support while criticizing British governance.
Judge Sawyer of the Circuit Court scolds San Francisco lawyers for neglecting court rules and using technicalities to delay. The Bulletin says such practices are common but not unique to U S Circuit Court attorneys. The judge’s firm stance reflects frustration with pettifogging tactics and calls for expediting proceedings.
The forty second ballot chose Austin F. Pike as United States Senator with 181 votes, defeating Harry Bingham and others. Pike, aged 63, a lawyer and former congressman, was elected for a six year term from March 4, 1883, amid tumultuous applause.
A traveling man from Yellowstone Park was held up by road agents near Beaver Canyon. They forced him to surrender his money and watch, tied him to a wagon wheel, and guarded him overnight. On learning he was a Knight of Pythias they released him and returned his valuables, saying they sought an Eastern traveler with money.
Mr Henri Borkhard has brought thirty kangaroos from Victoria for a royal hunt in the Prater Vienna. Dogs and horsemen will pursue the animals noted for their height and strength. The kangaroos have already arrived and are at Naples.
In Hamilton Judge Foraker framed a protection argument with a tale about a London born carriagemaker who built an 8 credit business and employs 200 men, producing over 10,000 vehicles yearly. He claimed orders from Japan and Australia and warned Ohio Republicans to fear free trade in 1884.
Justice Miller of the Supreme Court ruled a Minnesota woman could not recover after a pullback dress caused her to fall from a train and injure herself, citing contributory negligence. The decision highlights gendered judgments on fashion and safety and indicates the railroad company bears no liability in this instance.
A meeting of prominent Omaha citizens Wednesday arranged a Saturday reception for President Arthur during his stop en route to Yellowstone. Committees were formed and a telegram sent offering the welcome. The Union Pacific private car, sent to Chicago, will carry the presidential party westward, the gift accepted by President Arthur from Mr Dillon.
The Philadelphia Times denounces the Confederate bond scheme as an impudent vapor, noting English investors and Turkish and South American bonds are more solid. It argues the U S will not pay Confederate bonds and states that Southern states often fail to honor their own bonds, making any repayment notion both visionary and ignorant.
The author argues that Dakota’s bid for statehood will fail next session due to Democratic majorities in the House. He notes Dakota’s population exceeds some states and its number of post offices outnumbers Delaware, Rhode Island, Nebraska, and Montana combined. Without politics, admission would be simple. the obstacle is the two Senate seats likely to go Republican.
Ten thousand workers sought for the Canadian Pacific Railroad project. Immigration Association reports 879 arrivals last week. A yearling bull injures a Benton man. Lower Columbia salmon catch hits 200 per boat, the season’s high. A cow on J E Martin’s Bishop Creek ranch calves five strong. Santa Fe grand street pageants Aug 9–10 end with tableaux. James Brocket, 18, fatally shot in Umatilla county. Eureka brass band to play at Plumas County Fair, not with Chico Sir Knights in SF. William Gibson, 28, longshoreman, found drowned in Portland. Portland East arrivals avg 20 daily. departures seven by rail. Montana stockmen form a Miles City–based association, modeled after Wyoming. George W McNear buys Del Hombre Rancho stake for $100,000. Portland Board of Trade forms committee for NP completion celebration. Oregon Start Line to span seven Snake River bridges over ~70 miles. A St Helena man milks seven gallons daily from a 450‑pound cow and makes 16 pounds of butter in nine days. Arizona placer districts report rapid water drawdown amid early-season low water.
A Chicago Tribune reflection urges towns to back their local newspapers as community champions. It likens papers to churches, saying early fostering leads to strength and independence, and urges residents to invest generously in local presses for news and rights.
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